English Dictionary

Betteridge's law

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈbɛtɹɪd͡ʒɪz ˌlɔː/

固有名詞

(journalism) An adage stating that any headline ending in a question mark can be correctly answered by the word "no".

日本語の意味

Betteridgeの法則：ジャーナリズムにおいて、見出しが疑問符で終わる場合、その答えは「いいえ」であるべきだという格言

When editors encounter clickbait like 'Will this miracle cure work?', they often appeal to Betteridge's law to argue the claim is unlikely.

編集者が「この奇跡の治療法は効くか？」のようなクリックベイトに出くわすと、見出しが疑問符で終わる場合は答えがたいてい「いいえ」であるというジャーナリズムの格言を持ち出して、その主張はありそうにないと主張する。

意味（1）

(journalism) An adage stating that any headline ending in a question mark can be correctly answered by the word "no".

No, no, hell no. The true answer is that there is no one answer; that what works best is a dynamic combination of solitary, pair, and group work, depending on the context, using your best judgement. Paired programming definitely has its place. (Betteridge’s Law strikes again!) In some cases that place may even be “much of most days.” But insisting on 100 percent pairing is mindless dogma, and like all mindless dogma, ultimately counterproductive.